'Great changes are soon to take place in our world, and the final movements will be rapid ones. -Testimonies for the Church, vol. 9, p.1 Historic, sweeping, and unprecedented change has come to characterize the times in which we are living. 'Who could have guessed that things would change so fast?' is the question being asked by many witnesses to the unbelievable shifts taking place on the world political scene. But what of AIDS, the homeless, and the environment? Are the events now rocking the globe the ones described in Testimonies as 'rapid' and 'final'? How close are we to the long-awaited return of Christ? What changes will occur in the church before the loud cry is given Preparation for the Final Crisis organizes the dramatic events leading up to the second coming in chronological form using passages from the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy. Its clear presentation of the last-day events is intended to guide the advent people as they prepare to meet their Lord.